The Marines killed in April 2019 attack near Bagram were from a reserve unit headquartered out of Garden City, NY. The Defense Dept identified Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, 43, from Newark, Delaware; Sgt. Benjamin Hines, 31, from York, Penn.; & Cpl. Robert Hendriks, 25,
from Locust Valley, NY, as the Marines killed in April 2019. The 3 were all infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, a reserve infantry unit out of Garden City, NY.
Hendriks’ father told AP that even a rumor of Russian bounties should have bn immediately addressed.
Hendriks’ father told AP that even a rumor of Russian bounties should have bn immediately addressed.
“If this was kind of swept under the carpet as to not make it a bigger issue with Russia, and one ounce of blood was spilled when they knew this, I lost all respect for this administration and everything,” Erik Hendriks said.
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